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March 7, 1318
HOrSCINSVIl-LE KENTUCKIAN
isn urn ,
I FALSE FACES FOR
THE DISFIGURED
CPfTipletetygrj tO MolCS, MU-
tachci and Complexions.
I'ASKSAREPAL'ITED L'l CIS
j I
' .
Sculptress Model Faw aa It Was Orlo
Inally, Working Prom Photograph
and Prom the Patient, Than Copper
Mash Light as Paper Is Mads Mors
' Vjf ifiOO Pollua Dltftgurad To
Terribly to B Men. I
,
An American sculptress Mrs. May
bard Ladd of New Tort, Philadelphia
stid Boston has Just opened aa atelier
In the Latin Quarter to mak fain
fssea for French, soldiers whose Yls-ag-es
bar been so horribly mutilated
th"4 tb men cannot appear la public,
unmasked. I
Working from photographs taken of .
ber subjects befor they were dlsflg-l
bred, and from th patients them-.
elves, Ura. llsynard Ladd first models
the face, aa It was ortirlnallT. In cine. I
Then a thin copper mask a light as ' "Some of the French muUles may
paper I mad by an electrolytic, h t0 two or three an bcfore
process, after which It Is silvered. The c,n bea treatment un4-r
shell-like mask Is then painted la oils , D101, Merest In, and without one of
to resemble the akin and complexion . thM artificial faces they can only go
of th man Identically. 1 mt at n,8ht 08 elr wounds sre too
Th lips are made slightly parted, , terrible ' '"" appesr Publlc
permitting a cigarette to be thrust Places on the streets. In the under
through th sperture; boles are perfo-, ground railways, In motion picture the
rsted through the nostrils for breath- ater ,nd ,n cnfl'- And of ,nn,e-
Jng. and apertures are left for the eyes.
unless th subject has-been blinded.
Usually mustaches are placed on the
upper Up. and spectacles ar worn,
bars reaching back over th ears to
keep th spectacles In place also serv
to bold th false face on.
More than two thousand French Pol
ios bsT been disfigured so terribly
that "facial reconstruction" Is neces
sary before the men can be seeu In
public. Usually these soldiers are th
victims of th Germans' liquid flames
or bluing oil, though many were
wounded by high explosives and shrap
nel. All of these men will be treated
CTentually by skilled French surgeons
who bare made wonderful strides cut
Jflg, grafting and restoring shattered
countenances.
Many Must Walt.
But there ar only a few savants
. capable of performing these opera
tions, and the treatment la very slow
and tedious. As a result only a small
proportion of the "mutlles," ss the dis
figured soldiers are called, have re
ceived treatment and many may have
to wait two and three years before
their time comes for the reconstruc
tion. "rftk Maynnrd Ladda fitlse faces ar
designed to be worn by these men dur
ing the time that they are waiting for
their treatment to begin And during
the course of operations that will be
performed 'upon them. The copper
masks will last Indefinitely, and may
be washed and cleansed with soup and
water. Rubber and gelat'n manic have
been experimented with In the past
but they have not f.Iven satisfactory
results because of tUoir fragility. Their
falsity was alwr.ys plainly apparent
because they wvre not constructed by
"experts.
"Three mirtlles' have been nMgnort
to me to begin on," sold Mrs. Muymird
Lndd, In her studio at 70 bis. Hue
Notre Dnnie des Chumps, as she
worked on a clay model of the head of
a I'ollu whose entire lower Juw aud
left cheek bad been shot sway and
' whose nose was blown off In the flcht
Lng on the Chemln des Dames lust
summer.
- "Now this case Is Interesting be
cause the patient has his eyes. So the
false face will not Include a forehead.
It will have a chin like the soldier
had before h was wounded, and It wilt
run back to his throat. Then there
. will be the regulur nose and the mask
will run up to below the eyes. The
man will wear siMH-tacles, which will
help to hide the Juncture of the niask
and the fle.h.
Noies Reproduced.
"In caws where s man's nose re
mains It will fit snugly luslde the space
left In the noso on the mask which
will be iiiudo lurjie enough to ncconi-
j uiixlate tho real member. In case
where the nose baa been shot away,
fl.ever ond there nre many Illje
that the man's normal nose will be
reproduced exuetly as It was before
and there will be perforations through
the noHtrils for hliu to breathe.
"I sru going to make all of the masks
with the lips silently apart This will
obviut the grotesqueness of hearing
man speak thntuyh closed lips snd
will also permit a 'inutile to smoke
while wearing his mask. Further It
will give a more cheerful aspect, ss
though the man was smiling.
"Cnpt Derweot Woed. an English
- "culptor, originated the Idea of mak
ing thes artificial faces for men
whose appearance would be ao ghastly
that they could not get work or even
itippear on the street because of their
frightful wounds. He has been mak-
,liic iuu.ks for mora than two yeur
. 11 d has achieved some wonderful re-
( suits.
; . "He always makes masks wlih the
mouth Miut, however, and at first did
not pay enough ulteutiou to the paint
ing of ttw nrt.al.il faces after they
vrre f::.: '.0 In c-" por. A a result the
!' M l'!!.t I' .' UaH-u!'.y f tllflf fOOB
teminc s b 011.1:0 i inrnt.
Ivin to Cempltxlons.
"Hot by Ftu(tv!na the matter closcly
and rxprrlinofit.ua contlnuully, CKpt
iKTWPtit Wood ha reproduced com
plaxlnns entirely, getting the dark,
worthy tint In lh fare of the men
with heavy beards and reproducing
moles and lines on the akin.
. "It must be understood that wa do
fin mnWe arflnMal fiMi foe mntlleted
0,,ller. tbt we sculpt mssks an-
th- disfigured men uiy -era
before being wounded.
"No American aoldlere hare jet
been terribly wounded Ilk that, ao
nothing of the kind baa been started
In tha United States. But I am con-
nected with the department for the
mouinted of the American Bed CtoM,
and eventually, when our men t Into
the trenches, I shall bo ready to do
what I can for any of the poor fellows
no mr b mounded In th face.
Th marks may be caed tempo ra-
rlly or permnnently. There are many
patients waiting to receU th atten
tions of Doctor Morefltln, th great
French surgeon, and of Doctor Cou
lomb, th wonderful Trench oculist
who have don so much In restoring
countenance. Dr. Joseph Btak
earned a wonderful reputation In fa
cial reconstruction during th early
part of the war, but be has been so
busy on other forms of surgery recent
ly that be baa been unabl to give
much time to It
Too Terrible to Be Seen.
they cannot find employment because
of their ghastly appearance. Many of
thes enses cannot be treated success
fully by surgery, and they will use the
artificial faces permanently."
Mrs. Maynard Ladd arrived In rnrts
from America only a few weeks ago,
and lost no time In getting to work on
her new plun. She lived In Rome for
some time before the war, and has
been In 1'urls several times since hos
tilities broke out She has don many
heads and busts for well-known people
In Italy, France and the United States.
In 1907 she did a bronze entitled "The
Soldier," of which General Pershing
was the model. It depicted a United
States army officer standing at rest
She baa also done some Tanagra fig'
urea which have been favorably com'
men ted upon by leading critics.'
22,000 BEAUTIES DIM
BEFORE HER LUSTER
Twenty-two thouxaiul beauties who
submitted their photographs t the
war department for a poster to be used
In Its publicity campultn, are feeling
blue, for now tbey know that there Is
someone In the United States who Is
Just a lirtl bit prettier tbsn they. This
will be a bitter pill for many of the
beauties to swallow, but nrost of them
will take It graciously.
After studying the photograph of
the 22.WI0 beauties, Miss Frances Jor
dan was selected by tit war depart
ment for the poster, dbd oho Is highly
gratified.
Why E Educated?
' Filling out a questionnaire with th
aid of lawyers because he could not
read or write, a Wheeliug mill inker
nil a'kcd how much mouey he wui
hint Inf.
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SniIFAKY SHOES
tcs By
VINCENT Q. PCRBY.
L wis, by ih Mrciure wp-- !
IMr 8ndici.)
a tiitm ran on Marshal!
d-opyrtsht,
There was a shorn ran on Harsnati
Bell's bedroom door and he started!
from bts sleep. It was not two minutes
befor b bad thrown hi bathrobe
over hi pajamas, slipped Into his slip-1
per snd opened bis bedroom door, but
In thst short tlm whoever It was that
bad rapped, bad disappeared. Marshall j
was about to ciom in aoor wnen me 1
odor of bot coffee reached bis nos-1
tills: ther It was a large cupful on'
a tray at hie feet and ther was a
plat of tteamtng muffins, too.
"Well, this Is th best ret" b mut
tered as he picked up th tray. "My
rooming-bouse lady certainly Is atten
tive to ber roomers."
Fie did not wait to dress befor tack
ling the muffins snd coffee,
"Great V b exclaimed when th last
crumb bad been washed down by the
last drop of coffee. "I mad a change
for the better when I moved here.
Breakfast wasn't Included In my bar
gain, either."
Marshall wns a clerk In a shoe store.
Saturdny night the busiest of all the
week for him, came and was slmost
gone. He was tired through and
through, and the prospect of sleeping
late on Sunday looked bright
He waa the lust on to leave
store tbut night snd was Just turning
the key In the lock to close up when
he henrd a faint pant beside biro. He
looked and snw a pretty young woman
who had been hurrying.
"Oh. am I too late to get a pair of
shoesT' she panted. "I bnve been work
ing Inte tonight and I did so want to
get them!"
There wns an srpeal In her tone and
he liked her face. "It won't be any
trouble to open up again," he answered
aa he pushed upon the door and flashed
on the lights. "What style of shoe do
you want and what site do you wearT"
f-'he did not tnke long to make her
choice. Almost the first pair he showed
her she liked, and although he warned
her that they would squeak fr a time
until they were broken-In, she was bent
on the purchase,
"It Is late for you to be out
Perhaps I am going your way," be
gested.
"I live In Marborough street
ber thirty-seven."
"The very place where I room," be
said In surprise, "I have Just been there
a week."
"It Is atrange that we have never
met at the rooming house," she said
as they were walking borne. "I have
been working so bard at the office the
last two weeks that I haven't had time
to notice any changes. Where Is your
rooraT
"At the end of the hall on the second
floor."
She started. "Are 70a sure!" she
ssked.
"Certainly."
"Has Miss Moore, the former occu
rnt of thut room, left the house alto
gether r
"The landlady told me that they had
taken her to s snnlturlum. The room
was fumigated before I went Into It."
"l'oor little thlnp. I was afraid It
would come to that." Thero was gen
uine sorrow In her voice. As Marshall
v.Nhed her good-night, ho asked her
her name.
"Orace Atkinson," she answered.
"Mine Is Marshall 11.11," he told
her, "and I hope I will be uble to re-1
new our acquaintance some lime
soon." Then he went to ted. 1
Wlnn he awoke It was p:ist noon. Ho
jumped out of bed, hurrlefjly. Why
liMiln't bo wakened ut the knock ! The I
coffee and muflltH would be cold. II)
opened the door and gave a pisp of dis
appointment. The tray was not there, j
As be passed through the hall on ;
his way out to dinner, he lHiI:ed Into
the irittlng room, where he spied the
young woman of the evening before,
Kitting readlnia
"Won't you come out to dinner?" hi
Invited.
She hesitated for n ii.ln'ite, then
rose. "Thank you, I will," she raid.
As she wulked toward blm he notkc.1
the squeak of her new shoes.
"The landlady must be !ck," lie re
marked ufter they bud h:ol dinner. "She
ulwnys leaves a nice tr:iy of muMln
and coffee for me Iti the nioriilii, tut
this morning she did r.M do -o. I .ive
mull'.lis mid coffee !"
"1 think tin- I.intllmly i qi.lte u.!:."
r:iee answered, as 1 lie put her IhimI
kcrchlef to her cheeks to hide a bliish.
.Mommy inornitur .M:itli:i:l uuo xwih
a start. Had he been Iremaiii;:? Ho
would have sworn thut he had heard
a rap on his door. He listened. There
was sn unmlstuksble sound of squeak
ing shoes going down the h!l. He
oH-ned th door Just a little. The odor
of coffee greeted him aud he seized
the tray. After ho had finished he
dressed, and aa he was going out
"lopped to put th tray bark where
he hud found It but struck with a
thought be put It back In : room
uud locked bis door aa be w;i ogt.
Grace Sterllug waa r ("i.lt'iT a'ip--r
thut evening hen Uir - wai a
timid knock on her door. She ieuoi
it and whs confronted by Marshal! I lei
tray In band.
"I have come to bring back y mr t'ov
;'nd dishes," he snld. "and I v ! h to
thank you for your Undue I erowti
you nueen of u t;l!ln impa rt, via
tlmngli ou meant them for .1 "' '. giil."
I didn't think that I Lis p.. . ti
u lunched. "How did you t;d -s i It
wax I?''
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Beginning Next Saturday,
March 9,
The Hopkinsville Kentuckian, now published tri
weekly, will become a morning daily, with a first-class
Telegraphic and Cable Service
BRINGING TO HOPKINSVILLE BEFORE DAY
LIGHT THE
s'J Same News That is Published in
4
.
THAT REACH
To give the
an additional investment of several
and we want you
and then let it stana on us own merns.
Takejit,"read it and compare its news
with that .contained in papers delivered
laterjand then let the carriers know your
I Try It a
The SUmng 0VER JQp" g. .
. - . ... ... i a riTiiitti piitf f i rT'r"
OVFR THE TOP." the Greatest
American soldier who sailed without orders for England, after the sinking of the Lusitaniu, and enlisted as
a Canadian. It is the first story by one of the American soldiers who went to France, has been a real com
batant and has seen lonjr service in the trenches; for the greater part of eighteen months befnrn he was
invalided horn?, in the "Front Line Trenches." We take pleasure in announcing that we have secured
serial rights to this remarkable story and that it will appear iu installments.
Plant Food In Soil.
A cliPtnlcal analysis cannot hnr the
amount of avulIuMu ltmt fiI In a
soil. A chcinltft could, without diffi
culty, make an artificial soil contain
ing every elomrnt of jilnnt food In
nbunilimcc, and yet be perfectly ster
ile. Pent, for example, Is usually very
rich In nitrogen, but It Is locked I or
unavailable. To pulverize it und mix
It with lime Is to change It Into a high
ly nutritious noli.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Birds' Nevt Soup.
The birds' nests from which the fur
fumed C'htm'sn soup Is made arc built
by a cpeiles of swallow that abounds
on the coasts of Java, Ceylon nnd Bor
neo, und consists of a gelatinous sub
stance obtained from murine plnnts.
The nests are boiled either In chicken
broth or In milk of ulmonds, nnd the
result very much resembles vermicelli
soup, except that It U fur more costly.
Cause of Rainfall.
Italnfalls nre governed by the luw of
repartition of the teiiipenit'.ires In the
utmosphere. and to break tin' equili
brium iiinl brim; about rain requires
o great nn energy n cannot be at
trlblll'Ml to tcueh a feeble eailse lis thut
ib-termliieil by the loeal vibrations pro
duced even by tie1 most Inteine I'.rltig
of caunon.
Coconuta All Yar 'Round.
Across Lake Worth, from West
rnlm Ileach, Flu., Is I'ulm Iteach. situ
ated on a strip which extends along
the Atlantic ocean for many miles. The
world famous Royal I'olnclana, one of
the world's lurgest hotels, and the
I'ulm neurit hotel, both face Lake
Worth. The shores of the lake for
miles sre fringed with ststely coconut
trees, alwsys In beurlng.
Paraguay Cattls Lands.
raraguuy contulns some of the best
cattle luuds lu the world, although
these resources huve not yet been ad
equately developed. The republic now
contains uUiut 1.1KXMMHI head of est tie.
Circle of Ulloa.
The circle of Ulloa Is a white rain
bow or luminous ring sometimes seen
lu Alpine r. glous opponlte the sun la
fo;-Tv wi.it'.ier. It's an odd sight.
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lHLUlY iYlAIN i rlUUKb LA ILK.
public this sort of service has required
to take the new paper for one week
Week - Only 10 Cents
War Storv ever written, was written
PRACTICALLY USELESS.
"This exptrt advices us to burn
wood instead of conl."
"That's fine advice," sneered the
city man.
"Well?"
"About the only wood I ever eee.
that's available for fuel is in the form
of toothpicks and matches."
TOO MUCH TO ASK.
I "We must make sacrifices for the
children."
; "Yes," replied the man with the
' cloth-top overshoes, "but I can't m o
giving three cheers for a hard win
ter simply because Willie and Jane
are enjoying the sled and skates they
got for Christmas."
! HIS PRESCRIPTION.
! "Hay I sco you for a minute, doc
tor?" said the sweet young thing.
: "Why, certainly, mi.-s," replied the
man of puis and pltn-lcrs.
"They say I'm imt looking well."
"Is that all ? Uo straight homo und
put on your furs, livery girl looks
well io furs. Two dollars, please."
SERVE HIM RIGHT.
"I am in favor of ioaco at any
l'l ut;. g
"Yes," replied the jcssimibt ; "but
suppose you wake up one morniug
and find you haven't got the price?"
-C asscll s baturdaj JouroaL
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Kvcry W oman Wnnl
it '"'"" "" hls sai juif rr
I OK f LUZON AL ItYCliML
DImoWm ht watar for douches stops
peUie Htvrh, ulwration aaj lafluiv
natioo. KecoouMadad by Lydi C
finkKsm Mad. Co. lee U.m years.
K healing wondor for stul caUrh,
ore throe and sore jrea. Economics U
Hm meiifc,My linn, ue ua.J mm
itMhlw JOt. fi dMit il l -.'!) I,
im-A n hi
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Larger Dailies
a, r w rrf-i ar.
thousand dollars
wishes. You will find that you would
rather MISS YOUR BREAKFAST THAN
YOUR MORNING PAPER.
by ARTHUR UUY KM PLY, an
Centr of Juts Industry.
, Iundee practically owes Its exis
tence to Its textile Industry. It vias
the pioneer In the adoption of Jute as
u fiber for nuiktng cloth of a cheap
quality, and Its hold upon the trade
has been so firmly maintained und de
veloped that Iundee Is recognized a
the principal center of the Jute Indus
try In Creut Ilrltaln.
M? GALES
l$y Aulhotltj
For Nearly 50
Yeanl
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MCALL'S vary month irt correct
Kna, lor pattarne, tor cccnomical buyu .f.
for fancv naadlawork, tor itocd tlonaa Iwr
pleasure, for help, lor iTa.
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